Which to use
“cometida” is a noun and “competirá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,507
- “cometida” frequency rank
- #41,810
- “competirá” frequency rank
- 76317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometida | competirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acometida. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de competir. |
Where the eye mixes cometida and competirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cometida with competirá
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cometida is [komeˈt̪ið̞a] while competirá is [kõmpet̪iˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cometida is recorded at frequency rank #34,507, classified as anoun, pronounced [komeˈt̪ið̞a]. competirá is at rank #41,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76317, this pair ranks #17,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cometida vs competirá
Shared letters: ceimot. Private to "cometida": ad. Private to "competirá": prá.
"cometida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "competirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cometida ← ccometida · cmoetida · coemtida · comeitda · cometdia · cometiad · cometidda · comettida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cometida" for "competirá" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cometida" or "competirá"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometida" and "competirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía vs competirá". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.